Sensible or not, it’s tradition
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
Cultural traditions abound during the holidays. We honor those. But most families probably also have traditions of their own, which...
Heat Your Home for Less this Winter
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts residents are seeing a significant increase in their utility bills this winter, with electricity prices up 64%...
How to guest a dinner party
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
The winter holidays barrel toward us. If we’re lucky, COVID might slink into the background. Sooner or later, a friend...
November is National Family Caregivers Month
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
Family caregivers are an essential part of the health care system across the state. In the Bay State...
Sorting through sentiment
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“The past is a candle at great distance: too close to let you quit, too far to comfort you.” ― Amy...
Finding the inner artist
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
An artist friend gave me a card that says, “We are all artists even if we don’t know how to...
Fall 2022 brings fraud awareness and financial resilience with AARP MA
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
This fall, AARP Massachusetts hosts two event series focused on Fraud Awareness and Financial Resilience. The first event...
Ten Things I Know About Communication
By Marianne Delorey, Ph.D.
“You can communicate best when you first listen.” — Catherine Pulsifer
Older adults are not a homogenous group. For starters, some older...
As luck would have it. Or not.
By Janice Lindsay, Contributing Writer
When my husband was a child, his mother told him that it was bad luck to put shoes on the...
AARP MA awards organizations grants to make their communities more livable
BY MIKE FESTA, STATE DIRECTOR, AARP MASSACHUSETTS
On June 29, 2022, AARP Massachusetts announced that it would be awarding several organizations across the Bay State...